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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1886
Page
1
Fragments describe a CAF upholstery item with a reference to L485 and per quarter terms. The text is unclear but notes an upward award or value related to upholstery work. Names, dates, or places are not clearly identifiable in the legible portions.
A collage of verse and prose pieces from a rural North Carolina setting features a poem about a diamond and a household tale. It follows Lucy Bellenden, her husband Seth, and Uncle Paul, showing how relentless farm labor and expectation push Lucy toward breakdown until Uncle Paul exposes the drudgery and spurs Seth to change.
The Charlotte Observer recounts Henry Downs born 1728 in Orange County Virginia. He moved to Mecklenburg North Carolina in 1760 and served as militia captain and delegate to the May 20 1775 Charlotte convention. He died October 8 1798 and rests in Providence graveyard. Downs left a large family and land passed to his descendants.
Corexpondence notes tobacco farming becomes leading local industry with Raper & Son and N. Orrell as major growers, creating employment. Wheat and oats sowing progress, peach trees blooming amid improving farms. Cora Pitts leads Southern Normal music dept at Lexington, Beeson and Clark visit. Normal School reports flourishing, April 2, 1886.
A state wide roundup notes Wilmington’s new giant 2050 pound alarm bell after recent fires and a $100 reward offered for escapee Alexander Stewart. Wilmington businessmen Oldham and Barnes plan a Baltimore commission firm. Alamance reports mills and housing plans at Company Shops Haw River and near, plus local arrests. Pitt county records a death by self by John Slaughter and commutation of Mathew Noble’s sentence. Cabarrus highlights the Odell Factory as state leading weaver with 294 looms. a Richmond arrest ties to a Concord robbery. Nash foresees Nashville July celebration with railroad progress. Moore notes a new Jonesboro bank and tax delinquent collections. Alexander reports a 600 spindle mill and aged Benedict Russell, plus a fatal horse accident involving Pres. Daniels’ horse. Union mentions J Henry Long as Cabarrus surveyor and local burn case at Huey’s corn crib. a new postal route is sought from Monroe to White Store.
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